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Must-Know Korean Helping Verbs

About this course

"Do I need to take a whole "course" only to learn 9 verbs when you can learn many more words using that time?"

That's a fair question. If the 9 verbs were something that is generally used with no special meaning, this course wouldn't have been made in the first place.

Learning how to use one helping verb is more like multiplying your vocabulary rather than just memorizing one new word. As helping verbs are used after the main verb to make sentences richer and more detailed, you can actually say it's like learning a new grammar rule. This course will be your next big step towards natural Korean fluency.

Target level

TTMIK Levels 3-5

What can you achieve through this course?

  • Learn 9 helping verbs widely used in Korean.
  • Have a general idea of when Korean helping verbs are used.
  • Understand how to use helping verbs through dozens of natural example sentences.
  • Practice guessing the meaning of Korean words in various situations.

Trailer

 

Lecturer

Seung-wan

Course language

English

What can you find inside the course?

  • 11 video lessons
  • Lesson notes for each lesson
  • Review quiz

Table of contents

    Introduction. What are Helping Verbs?

  1. 보닀
  2. μ£Όλ‹€
  3. κ°€λ‹€
  4. μ˜€λ‹€
  5. 놓닀
  6. 두닀
  7. 버리닀
  8. λ‚΄λ‹€
  9. λŒ€λ‹€

    10. Review & Quiz

 

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Reviews

  1. Korean,

    Where can we ask questions about what we’re learning?

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      If you have any questions related to Korean, you can leave them here! πŸ€“

  2. Katarzyna Nowak,

    I have been classified here as level 6 learner in grammar. However, I only knew a half of the helping verbs you present in this course! It was really very, very helpful. Thank you very much. I join a request of the previous person who has left a comment here : apart from 3 lessons in your grammar books on passive verbs it would be nice to have a separate course to memorise better this kind of verbs, at least the most common ones . Thank you once again for this very useful course.

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Thank you for loving this course! We’ve also read the suggestion about creating a course on verbs. We will positively consider creating a course on verbs. Thank you so much. 😊

  3. Korean,

    I have a question….In lesson 5, why does the helping verb come before the verb in “λ¬Έ λ‹«μ•„ λ†“μ„κΉŒμš””?

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      In this sentence, -놓닀 functions as an helping verb. As λ‹«λ‹€ is the main verb, it forms a structure of main verb + hleping verb. πŸ€“

  4. Riikka Venetjoki,

    This was a very useful and well-written course – nicely paced with clear examples. Yeji’s acting was the cherry on top! Thank you so much!

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Thank you for studying with us! Yeji will love your commentπŸ₯°

  5. Barbara Turchi,

    good evening, there is something wrong in this course because is not possible to see the video-lessons. can you fix it? thanks

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      We are sorry for the inconvenience.
      It seems there is an issue with loading the page, and the solutions below will fix the issue.

      -Delete browser cookies and try again
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      If you still cannot watch the lessons, please write to us with your sign-in email address, browser information, and device information. Then we will do our best to assist you. Thank you for your patience. κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€!

  6. Karl W. Shreeves,

    정말 μ’‹μ•„μš”. I’m an intermediate learner and was already familiar with these auxiliary verbs. Although I had a basic understanding of most of them, the course cleared up several nuances that had eluded me so I got a great deal out of the course. The only nuance I would like to see added is that 보닀 seems to be used informally as an imperative: 예λ₯Ό λ“€μ–΄μ„œ: “μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ ν•΄ 봐” (반말둜). While literally “try it this way” just as we do in English, sometimes in context it really means “do it this way.”

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Thank you for your detailed comment! Regarding the phrase “μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ ν•΄ 봐,” it’s not technically an imperative, but the speaker’s intention may have been imperative. The imperative sentence “μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ ν•΄” can sound a bit strong, so adding “봐” helps to make it smoother and friendlier.

  7. George,

    Hi, I just started this course and have a question about the μ£Όλ‹€ helping verb. I was under the impression that a space before μ£Όλ‹€ or no space before μ£Όλ‹€ changed the “direction” of the help?

    I seemed to remember being told that no space (between verb and μ£Όλ‹€) generally meant the speaker was doing the helping, and a space (between verb and μ£Όλ‹€) indicated the speaker was asking for help. Is this correct?

    There seemed to be two examples of the direction of the help, but both had a space before the μ£Όλ‹€.

    Or maybe there’s another spacing rule I don’t understand.

    Also the written examples at the end all have no spaces.

    Is his a hard a fast rule (space or no space) or do I need to figure it out from the context?

    Thanks

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      When you write helping verbs, there should be a space before the helping verb, but it is allowed to write it with no space. It is just a matter of writing style and does not make any difference in meaning.

      The written examples at the end (도와주닀, μ•Œμ•„μ£Όλ‹€, λ“€μ–΄μ£Όλ‹€) are words on their own, not combinations of a main verb and a helping verb μ£Όλ‹€. That’s why there’s no space before μ£Όλ‹€. μ£Όλ‹€ in those words is not a separate element anymore.

  8. Rachel Tan,

    I am level 9 and yet I haven’t learned half of them. This course helps me to understand why certain helping verbs are used to explain certain nuances. Don’t think this grammar is covered in most Korean textbooks and I am glad to have taken this course. TTMIK team, can you also come up with lessons on passive verbs too? Thank you! Love this course!

  9. Sheri B,

    This is a great review course for the more common helping verbs and very helpful for those helping verbs used less frequently. Very clear definitions and examples that explain how they help the main verb/sentence nuance. I learned new helping verbs today (λŒ€λ‹€/λ‚΄λ‹€) that I haven’t used before! Now , when I see this in my homework and textbooks, I understand what these verbs are doing. I will also cross reference these to my TTMIK grammar textbooks & workbooks, as I refer to these often. Getting ready to start Level 8! Oh, and watching Yeji eating all those cookies just made me hungry! πŸ˜‹ Fantastic job to both μŠΉμ™„ 씨 & μ˜ˆμ§€ 씨! κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€!

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Yeji couldn’t have dinner that day because of the cookies she had while filmingπŸ˜‚ Thank you for studying with this course! κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€!

  10. Jim,

    I’ve only completed the 1st 보닀 episode, but I already know how useful this course will be. Making the clear distinction between a regular verb and a helper verb is really appreciated. I remember being confused about why other verbs were being added onto the main verb and wondering how they were different. This really clears it up. I feel like another part of the Korean language file system in my head is much more organized πŸ™‚ Thanks so much.

    • Seung-wan Yu,

      Thank you so much for your detailed and sincere comment!
      “I feel like another part of the Korean language file system in my head is much more organized”
      Wow. That is one of the most encouraging compliments I’ve ever had! I really appreciate thatπŸ™
      I hope you find the rest of the lessons helpful and fun too😊

  11. Cheryl Schaeffer,

    What a great course! Very useful. Seungwon and Yeji did their usual amazing job. I don’t know who wrote and produced this, but well done! What I really liked is even with pausing here and there, I completed this in about 2 hours. When you have a busy schedule, short courses like this really make you feel like you accomplished something.

    • Seung-wan Yu,

      I wrote the course!😊 The lecturer of the course is usually the writer of the course. I’m surprised that you just finished taking the course in one sitting! Feel free to come back and listen again. Thank you so much for studying with Talk To Me In Korean. κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€!

  12. Dani,

    이 μ½”μŠ€λŠ” μ΄ˆκΈ‰κ³Ό 쀑급 ν•™μŠ΅μžλ“€ 말고 κ³ κΈ‰ ν•™μŠ΅μžλ“€μ—κ²Œλ„ 정말 μœ μš©ν•œ 것 κ°™μ•„μš”. μ œκ°€ λ‚΄μš©μ„ 거의 λ‹€ 이미 λŒ€μΆ© μ•Œκ³  μžˆμ—ˆμ§€λ§Œ μžμ„Έν•œ μ„€λͺ… 및 μ˜ˆλ¬Έμ„ 톡해 더 깊이 이해 λμ–΄μš”. 특히 자기 언어에 λΉ„μŠ·ν•œ λ‰˜μ•™μŠ€κ°€ μ—†λŠ” μ €μ—κ²Œ 큰 도움이 되고 μ•žμœΌλ‘œλ„ 계속 μ—΄μ‹¬νžˆ μ—°μŠ΅ν•΄ κ°ˆκ²Œμš”~ ^^ μ œμž‘ 과정에 μ°Έμ—¬ν•œ λͺ¨λ“  ν‹°ν‹°λ―Ή 직원듀 μˆ˜κ³ ν•˜μ…¨μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€! κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€ πŸ™‚

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      λ§žμ•„μš”. κ³ κΈ‰ ν•™μŠ΅μžλ“€μ—κ²Œλ„ 정말 λ„μ›€λ˜μ£ ! 쒋은 리뷰 κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€πŸ˜„

  13. Simon,

    λ©‹μ—¬μš”! μ €λŠ” μŠΉμ™„ μ”¨ν•˜κ³  μˆ˜μ—…μ„ 배우고 μ‹Άμ—ˆμ–΄μš”! μ§€κΈˆ μ €λŠ” 레벨2 μˆ˜μ—… 끝났어고 레벨3 μˆ˜μ—… 곡뢀할 κ±°μ˜ˆμš”! 이 μˆ˜μ—… 정말 재미 μžˆμ„ κ±°μ˜ˆμš”! μ € 기닀리기 λͺ» ν•΄μš”! κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€!!

    (This course genuinely sounds really great! Thanks in advance! :-))

    • Simon,

      μ €λŠ” 아직 이해 μ•ˆ ν•΄μš”! κ·ΈλŸ°λŒ€ λͺ¨λ₯΄λŠ” 단어 배울 κ±°μ˜ˆμš” πŸ˜‰πŸ‘ (맀일 μ œκ°€ μ—°μˆ˜ν•΄μš” – ν™”μ΄νŒ…!)
      그리고 λŒ€λ‹΅ 찐자 κ°μ‚¬ν•΄μš”! ☺️
      (P.s. I just realised you sent me my first ever Korean message haha! Thanks again! πŸ˜‚)

    • Seung-wan Yu,

      Thank you! μž¬λ°Œλ‹€λ‹ˆ 정말 κΈ°λΆ„ μ’‹λ„€μš”!😊 많이 λ„μ›€λμœΌλ©΄ μ’‹κ² μ–΄μš”! 곡뢀 μ—΄μ‹¬νžˆ ν•˜μ„Έμš”! νŒŒμ΄νŒ…πŸ”₯